Colorado students stress importance of suicide prevention bill advancing through state legislature
Liliana Flanigan
and last updated 2021-04-05 23:50:11-04
SOUTHERN COLORADO â Colorado lawmakers are proposing a bill aimed at reducing the number of suicide deaths in the state.
House Bill 21-1119 broadens the state s priorities and focus on suicide and suicide attempts and the after-effects of those actions on family, friends, health care providers, and school districts.
Growing up in a rural community, Liliana Flanigan says youth suicide had always been a problem. Five years ago, one death, in particular, prompted her to take a hard look at the issue.
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